Some days I thought about giving up seeing that it was “too hard”. Most days I would sit in my room and think “Is this even worth my time? Should I keep going? Will I ever be able to speak to other native speakers?”, but one day I told myself “I can do whatever I set my mind to, I just have to keep pushing.” So, that’s what I did for the months that I was learning a new language. I began to read better, pronounce words correctly, construct sentences well, as well as understand videos that I watched on YouTube. During my time, I came upon a website that helped my Portuguese, along with connecting me to native speakers. Which helped me a lot. I did not only learn how to speak Portuguese, but I also learned more about Brazilian culture. This broadened my view on many things. Making me see more and understand things